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I bought two billet aluminum rear axle adjusters for my FXR.

Both plates and hardware rattled out within 3,000 miles.
after first one rattled out I chalked up it's loss as...

Helmet was on display at the 1 moto show in portland. here's a shot someone took that I like of it.
http://i.imgur.com/SphtrG5.png

have to put em on first. definitely a squeeze to get the helmet on with shades in place, but this was more about art for arts sake. that said, i'm definitely riding with it.

I am able to put sunglasses on first, then the helmet. I've only rode a few small rides with the helmet on, but i'd compare the visibility in this set up ski goggles.

Just thought I'd share the last helmet I knocked out.
Started with a Biltwell Gringo and tried to reference the old bell star formula 1 helmets while trying something new.
Fiberglass'd up...

Thanks Gary! Eager to see some of that history!!

Thanks for the info!
I have a 93. Splined shafts started in 90, right? I don't remember.
Jeff Wright builds the craziest stuff.

Folks that did the primary belt conversion... who sells a good kit? anything I should know before undertaking this task? anything I should do at the same time since I'll have the primary apart?

It's probably a spam account that goes in an posts a copy paste comment from some other thread but with key words added to it to boost google rankings of whatever business hired them. In this case...

here is an old thread. http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11659 hope this helps

Diabolus, Thanks man!
and yeah, Something very similar to that is already in the works! haha!

I will likely do a few with the mail slot opening with different paint schemes, and then a few with...

The wave used to be two fingers down to say keep your two wheels on the ground. A "stay safe".

Better pic my buddy keith took at the show
http://i.imgur.com/PLWbSli.png

Bonus Photo:
here is the tank I painted for the same show.
http://i.imgur.com/ZqdngSp.jpg

Thanks DrFxr and Salty!
Here is the helmet on display at the show. The glue wasn't strong enough to hold the tight radius on the nose ridge trimming. I'll touch it up later. The logo is F1 for...

Those old sci fi shows are exactly what I was referencing on the retro futurism front.
I owe a massive debt to Ron Cobbs Iconography from the movie Alien for the helmets logo.

Could if you wanted to. Enough oil flips up from leaks and chains that I've never had anything rust underneath.

I was going to post this in "How To" but then I realized that I would do just about every step differently than I did the first time. Lots of fuck ups and guess work and a whole lot of learning.
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congrats!!!

MacGyver tip of the day:

Industrial ANSI Roller Chain (can be purchased at any decent farm store) #50 steel chain is the same pitch & width as 530 chain (5/8" x 3/8").
The cost is a fraction of a...

Wheels on right now as I'm still riding or I'd have pics. My apologies. I'll see if I can't grab some soon (i'm in crunch time for a motorcycle art show painting a helmet and tank and have almost no...

No problem. I wish there was more info around when I got into it. I bought a LOT of shit I didn't end up needing etc...
the above is really the bare minimum to get a decent paint job.
I neglected...

Yes. Be sure to stay on top of changing the filters too. It's cheap and will add years to your life. (rather, keep them from being subtracted)

My swingarm is worn to shit where the rear axle sits. It's basically notched at this point so I can't adjust the wheel and it's worn more so on the right side than the drive side, so it's thrown my...

Supplies:
Moisture trap if you don't have one on the compressor.
A good beginners gun is an HVLP from the Devilbiss starting line. think i picked up one for under 100 bucks on sale.
Primer ...